I have read a few posts here of people getting diagnosed with diabetes, and one thing that comes with this disease is the mandate of cutting down on sugar. Although I am not diabetic, I had to cut out sugar from my life when I was in my mid-teens because I had severe acne. So I thought to share my experience as it is almost a decade now since I first started. I will do this in QnA format.
Why did I cut out sugar? I had severe acne and sugar is considered as a cause.
What was my relation with sugar before this? I actually was in love with sweets and chocolates. I would eat them as much as I wanted. I also had sugar daily with milk, and sometimes with curd.
How did I cut down on sugar? I immediately stopped adding sugar in my milk and curd, and stopped eating chocolates. I remember that I had only 1 cube of chocolate in the first 3 years.
Did I completely stop sugar intake in the beginning? Na, I used to add bournvita in milk (smh, this was not thought through). I also had sweets, but in minimal quantity.
Was it easy? Somewhat yes, as it was an order from my mother so it was more of will power and discipline for me.
What is my sugar intake now? I indulge in sweets from time to time, in limited quantity, but other than this I don't eat much sugar. I also have it once when I have the craving for it, an indication that I am low on sugar, which happens every 4-6 months. I eat chocolate 0-2 times in a year, this too depends on the craving.
What are the changes that this move brought on in my life?
All in all, I don't miss sugar. If you ask me to go back to how I used to be with sugar, I can't. My body has adapted to this change so much that I neither physically nor mentally can do it. I have built a perfectly normal life without it.
So it was for cosmetic reasons and not medical reasons? Are you a woman?
I wrote something similar here in response to a post. Totally relate to what you said here. Body becomes so light if we stopped consuming sugar. It’s actually feels good and you have more control on yourself.
I am yet to start drinking milk or anything without sugar so I am cutting on those too but I carefully had substitutes of those.
IMO the only way is to cut it to zero for first few months or year and then start consuming them in small quantities, that way one has learned to self control.
Cutting down sugar to zero for sometime could be a way too, but you would have to remember to take care of your diet so you don't have low sugar levels, as that would be hazardous.
I didn't go this route, so I can tell you that even if you cut down slowly but steadily, you are going to reach at the point where intake of sugar is not important in your life. The discipline/control would come.
I used to consume sugary fruits to maintain my glucose level. Only boycotted white sugar and the products it’s in.
Same here, once you cut down sugar there is no going back, I even started having my team without sugar and now after 6+ years or so, I don't even like tea with sugar in it.
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So true. I can't handle sugar anymore if it is added in milk.
I quit sugar and my dandruff stopped.dam thing works
That's a not so known effect. I haven't seen this with myself. Oh how I would kiss the ground if this happened for me too😭
I guess you are god's favourite :)
Hey u should cut of all sugar,cake, snacks, everything, It might work,
Also I have heard u should clean your gut also with some medecine that's seems to work for few
Poster, pls iss platform ko bhi pravachanbaji like linkedin mat banao.
Firstly, kya tumhe pta bhi hai ki pravachan hota kya hai?
Secondly, isme kya "pravachanbaji" thi please batana zara? Literally itne log diabetes se ladte hai, having to cut down on sugar is a needed thing. Aur agar kisi ne same chiz kar rakhi hai aur uska experience share kar rha hai, toh voh pravachan dena ho gya? Bhai kya soch kar bol rhe ho.
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